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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist, Akira Schmidgot a shutout against his former team, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the New Jersey Devils3-0 on Friday night.

Tomas Hertl and Ivan Barbashev also scored and Jack Eichel had two assists for Vegas, which has won three straight after a four-game skid (0-2-2). Schmid, who spent three seasons with New Jersey before being traded to Vegas on June 29, 2024, finished with 24 saves to get his third career shutout — second this season.

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Jacob Markstrom had 24 saves for the Devils, who were shut out for the second straight game and finished a winless four-game homestand (0-4-0). New Jersey lost 3-0 to Dallas on Wednesday night.

The Devils shuffled all four lines and got off to a slow start as they were outshot 13-5 in the first period.

Theodore got the Golden Knights on the scoreboard with 13 seconds left in the opening period, scoring from the right circle after a pass from Eichel.

New Jersey then outshot Vegas 11-7 in a scoreless second period.

There were no penalties until Vegas†Brandon Saad was sent off for tripping at 2:16 of the third period. The Devils had only one shot on goal during the advantage.

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New Jersey got another power play nearly 10 minutes later when Noah Hanifin was called for delay of game for sending the puck over the glass, but the Devils were held without a shot on goal.

The Golden Knights got their first power play 5 seconds after their penalty expired as New Jerseyâ€s Nico Hischier was whistled for hooking. Hertl took advantage as he tipped Mitch Marnerâ€s one-timer past Markstrom with 4:26 remaining for his team-leading 12th of the season.

With Hischier in the penalty box again, Barbashev scored on the rebound of Eichelâ€s shot from center point that hit the left post with 1:24 left.

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Golden Knights: At New York Rangers on Sunday night.

Devils: At Boston on Saturday night.

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The New Jersey Devils face the Vegas Golden Knights tonight, marking a reunion for winger Paul Cotter. Cotter was traded to the Devils in June 2024 from the Golden Knights. His fit with the Devils and the impact of the trade on both teams merit analysis.

On June 29, 2024, Cotter and a 2025 third-round pick moved from Vegas to New Jersey in exchange for Alexander Holtz and Akira Schmid.

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Cotter was drafted in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Golden Knights.

He played three seasons with the team, recording 138 games, 22 goals, and 23 assists.

With the Devils, Cotter has played 106 games, totaling 18 goals and 10 assists.

Last season, Cotter blended in well with the Devils team. He scored a career-high 16 goals and recorded 22 points in 79 games. He also threw a career-high 245 hits, which is now a Devils franchise record.

This season, Cotter struggled early on, but so has the entire Devils lineup. The team has lost three straight games, and according to head coach Sheldon Keefe, they “were essentially lifeless†in Wednesdayâ€s loss.

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For the Golden Knights, Holtz hasnâ€t panned out the way the team had hoped. This season, in eight games, he has recorded zero points. Last season in 53 games, he recorded 12 points–not quite what the Golden Knights were expecting from the 23-year-old left winger.

Schmid, on the other hand, has performed well this season. Although he played only 5 games last season, he has already started 15 this season.

The goaltender has a .896 save percentage and a 9-2 record.

Entering tonight’s matchup, the Golden Knights are 12-6-8 with 32 points. The Devils are 16-10-1 with 33 points. Both teams are closely matched in points.

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The trade benefited both sides, as Cotter has found a fit with the Devils and Schmid with the Golden Knights.

The puck will drop at 7 PM tonight as both teams look to add another win to their record.

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jason Robertson scored his 17th goal of the season, Jake Oettingerstopped all 31 shots he faced and the Dallas Stars shut out the New Jersey Devils3-0 on Wednesday night.

While Robertson kept building his case to make the U.S. Olympic team scoring on a give-and-go with Esa Lindell,a trio of other Finns were responsible for the Stars†other offensive production. Roope Hintz fed Miro Heiskanen for the Stars†first goal, while Mikko Rantanen scored on a rebound to get their third.

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Oettinger, also likely Milan-bound as one of three American goaltenders, was at his best at the other end of the ice to pick up his first career victory against the Devils — the last of the NHLâ€s other 31 teams he hadnâ€t beaten. Oettinger made back-to-back pad saves on Luke Glendeningand Juho Lammikkolate in the first period and denied Dawson Mercer (twice) and Connor Brown on some high-quality chances in the second.

Lindell and captain Jamie Benn each had two assists. The Stars have killed off 19 consecutive penalties over the past six games and improved to 12-0-0 when leading at the second intermission.

Dallas was playing its first game without its second-longest-tenured player, Tyler Seguin, who tore the ACL in his right knee Tuesday night at the New York Rangers. Coach Glen Gulutzan said Seguin will probably miss the rest of the season.

Jacob Markstrom allowed three goals on 27 shots for New Jersey, which lost a third game in a row and for the sixth time in its past nine. Top player Jack Hugheshas been out this entire stretch and is expected to miss at least another month after undergoing surgery to repair a non-hockey finger injury.

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Stars: Return home to face San Jose on Friday night.

Devils: Host Vegas on Friday night.

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Former New Jersey Devils defenseman Callan Foote has signed a new professional contract with the AHL Chicago Wolves, the team announced.

Foote is signed to a standard AHL contract.

The 26-year-old has not played a game since the 2023-24 season. He took a leave from the New Jersey Devils after he was charged with sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident from June 2018. He was charged alongside Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, and Dillon Dube, all members of the Canada 2018 World Hockey Junior team.

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All of the players were acquitted of the charges in July of this year.

They were all eligible to be re-signed by NHL teams, allowed to sign on October 15, and play on December 1st.

Of the five players, only Carter Hart signed with an NHL team, and he is expected to make his debut with the Vegas Golden Knights as soon as Tuesday.

Michael McLeod signed with Avangard Omsk in the KHL.

Foote will now join the AHL with the Carolina Hurricanes AHL affiliate.

The former first-round selection in the 2017 NHL Draft played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators, and New Jersey Devils.

He will now continue his career with the Chicago Wolves.

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The New Jersey Devils drew attention Monday by warming up without helmets, leading to a league warning.

The team hit the ice to honor Brenden Dillonâ€s 1,000th NHL game, wearing No. 5 Jerseys, hats, and special numbers on their sleeves. ​

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While their support was evident, the NHL noted that warming up without helmets violated league rules.

​In 2023-24, the NHL mandated that all players who joined the league after the 2019-20 season wear helmets during warmups. ​The rule is officially NHL rule 9.6, which states that “it is mandatory for all players who entered the NHL beginning with the 2019-2020 season or later to wear their helmet during pre-game warm-up. To be clear, all players who entered the League before the 2019-2020 season and who are currently playing are exempt from this mandate.â€â€‹

As a result, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly issued the Devils a warning. ​Dalyâ€s warning comes amid a continuing trend of teams deciding not to wear helmets during warmups. ​

Last Wednesday, the Ottawa Senators decided as a team not to wear helmets in hopes of shifting their luck. The Senators won that game.

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​The San Jose Sharks also aimed to turn their season around by removing helmets in warmups; however, the team ultimately lost that game.

​Unlike the other teams, the Devils did not forgo helmets in hopes of turning their season around.

The team chose to wear hats to honor their teammate, who became the only active undrafted player to reach 1,000 games. ​

The night didnâ€t go as hoped. Dillon left the game after Dmitri Voronkov dropped the gloves and knocked the Devils defenseman to the ice. Dillon returned for the second period before exiting the game again. He did not play in the third period.

​Not only that, but the Devils also lost their second straight home game, after starting the season without a regulation home loss for the first 10 games. ​

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The team was only issued a warning for violating the NHL rule–a fortunate result. ​

The Devils face the Dallas Stars next.

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The New Jersey Devils will have to finish Monday’s contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets without defenceman Jonas Siegenthaler.

Siegenthaler received a game misconduct in the second period after fighting Adam Fantilli. As the two grappled, the Devils D-man’s jersey came off, as it wasn’t tied down, resulting in the misconduct penalty.

Rule 46.13 reads as follows:

“A player who engages in a fight and whose jersey is not properly ‘tied-down’ (jersey properly fastened to pants), and who loses his jersey (completely off his torso) in that altercation, shall receive a game misconduct penalty.”

There was some debate about whether Siegenthaler should have been assessed the misconduct, as he didn’t drop his gloves until the end of his fight with Fantilli.

Rule 46.13 also states that:

“A player who is involved in an altercation, when the opponent has been identified as an instigator, shall not be assessed a game misconduct penalty if his jersey should be removed by an opponent or an official in the discharge of his duties, regardless as to whether or not he was properly ‘tied-down.’”

But it seemed pretty evident that Siegenthaler entered the scrum with the intention of getting involved with Fantilli, so he was likely deemed a willing participant by officials.

Siegenthaler had played 6:06 before the fight, recording a minus-1 rating.

The 28-year-old entered Monday’s game with two assists in 25 games while averaging 19:55 of ice time.

The Siegenthaler-Fantilli bout came in the midst of a heated period between the two teams. Through the first 10 minutes of the second, there were 14 separate infractions — eight of them for fighting — called by officials.

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Nov 28, 2025, 05:53 PM ET

Sabres forward Tage Thompson settled whatever lingering differences he had with Stefan Noesen by squaring off against the New Jersey forward on the ice on Friday.

The fight occurred 2½ minutes into Buffalo’s game against New Jersey and some nine months after Noesen leveled Thompson with an elbow to the head. It was the teams’ first meeting since Buffalo’s 4-3 win on Feb. 2.

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As the teams lined up Friday for a faceoff in the Buffalo zone 2½ minutes in, Thompson and Noesen dropped their gloves and exchanged numerous punches in a fight that lasted about 30 seconds. It ended with Noesen falling to the ice and the crowd cheering on Thompson.

Both players were issued five-minute majors for fighting.

Noesen’s February hit on Thompson became a sore spot for several reasons, starting with how it happened.

Thompson was lunging for the puck at the Devils’ blue line when Noesen knocked it away and continued charging into the Buffalo forward by catching him with his elbow. Noesen’s hit spun Thompson around, knocked off his helmet and sent him face-first to the ice.

Noesen was ejected in being issued a match penalty but did not receive further NHL discipline.

Sabres players, meanwhile, were second-guessed for failing to rally to their teammate’s defense. While Thompson sat out one game, his teammates held a team meeting to address their lack of response.

“We spent time last year on this topic. That topic is really for me it’s behind me,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said before the game, when reminded of what happened. “I think the way our team has handled every situation really from that point forward, we learned a hard lesson.”

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  Victoria MatiashNov 25, 2025, 06:52 AM ET

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  Victoria Matiash is a contributing writer for fantasy hockey and betting at ESPN. Victoria has been a part of the fantasy team since 2010.

Once a solid fantasy squad is in place, the most effective way to seize an edge on your competition is to maximize every player’s opportunity to contribute. By hacking the schedule ahead of every month — sussing out which teams are more active when most others are not — you can seize more flexibility in boosting your lineup’s potential each night. The larger number of players in action every day provides the greater capacity for positive fantasy returns. It’s a tangible benefit, especially in tight head-to-head competition, where each point can mean the difference between weekly victory and defeat.

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Setting the benchmark at six games — when another 20 teams, at minimum, are idle — a handful of teams are worth recognizing when deciding which available players to keep, pick up or stream, all else being equal, on so-called slower nights in December. The Utah Mammoth and New Jersey Devils lead the way in competing on nine and seven occasions, respectively, when most of the rest of the league is off, while several others do so on six dates. The ability to roll out players like Clayton Keller or Nico Hischier when few others are active, then bench them when off on busier slates, could prove beneficial in fantasy competition where lineups are set every day.

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December is going to be busy. In fact, not only do the Mammoth compete more than any other club on lighter dates, but Keller and Co. take the ice 13 times between Dec. 1 and 23. That’s more than any other team in those three weeks. Now is the time to treasure your current skaters in Salt Lake City or add another to the roster.

The most attainable target up front is JJ Peterka, available in a third of ESPN Fantasy leagues. The former Sabre has five goals in his past six games and 16 points on the year. Feast or famine on any given night, Peterka is either putting up blistering fantasy numbers or barely scoring above zero.

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Even more intriguing is Barrett Hayton, who is in desperate need of a breakout. Shouldering a 6.9% shooting percentage, the 25-year-old has two goals and two assists on the year. That is wildly and dismally uncharacteristic. According to Evolving Hockey‘s Individual Expected Goals (ixG) metric, Hayton should have at least five goals thus far. Centering a top line and power play with Keller, Hayton is beyond tardy in putting up much better numbers. Fantasy managers who optimistically agree should know he’s available in more than 70% of leagues.

In net, Karel Vejmelka is a puzzler. A strong fantasy performer in October, Utah’s No. 1 has been less-so since. However, if the Mammoth are on the upswing once more, Vejmelka could prove valuable as a depth goaltender before we flip the calendar to 2026.

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The situation is dimmer for Sheldon Keefe’s charges since Jack Hughes suffered a freak hand injury, landing the Devils’ top center on IR for approximately eight weeks. Squeezing out one shootout win over the Capitals before losing three straight, the Devils need to right the ship before matters truly spiral. Since more scoring would definitely help, we’re looking at you, Jesper Bratt, and your one goal in 14 games since Oct. 24.

While his assists total remains healthy enough, the winger’s 2.7 shooting percentage over that span suggests he’s about to find the back of the net more often. Considering New Jersey’s fantasy-friendly schedule through December, I’d consider chasing Bratt via trade before his goal-scoring fortunes turn for the better.

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Forward Timo Meier is another character worth investigating. Available in 16% of leagues, the veteran harbors a well-earned reputation for performing in streaky fashion. Promisingly, in that light, he scored his first goal since Nov. 10 in Philadelphia on Saturday. Now skating on a top line and power play with Hischier and Bratt, Meier needs to pitch in more to help keep his club in the playoff mix while Hughes recuperates.

As for skaters more readily available, Dawson Merceris currently centering the Devils’ second scoring line in the ensuing lineup shuffle. With one goal and one assists in ten recent games, this 24-year-old needs to step up big time. Logging more than 20 minutes per game, Mercer is also capable of going on a productive little run himself, as he’s shown us in the past.

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On the blue line, give me defender Luke Hughes, who’s averaging 3.7 shots/game since Nov. 10, along with five points and six blocked shots. In net, Jacob Markstrom might be worth a fantasy flier for managers with goaltending woes. Sure, last week’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning was ugly, as was an earlier blowout defeat to the Colorado Avalanche, but this is a veteran netminder with the wherewithal to rebound. Plus, he has been OK enough otherwise. If your goaltending is a mess, there are worse options out there. Particularly, knowing Markstrom, along with the rest of the Devils, is going to play more through December when most other NHL rinks are dark.

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Five other teams compete on six so-considered slower days in December: Anaheim Ducks, Philadelphia Flyers, Seattle Kraken, Vancouver Canucks, and Winnipeg Jets.

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Managers in the market for a forward might give Jake DeBrusk a go. The Canucks winger has six goals and a pair of helpers — six of those eight points counting with the extra skater — on 31 shots in his past 10 contests. Competing on a top line with Elias Pettersson, DeBrusk is there for the grabbing in more than half of leagues.

If in need of a tough defender? Radko Gudas is back on the ice for the Ducks, tossing his body around and blocking shots with his usual relish. Recovered from a lower-body injury, Anaheim’s captain has 17 hits, nine blocked shots and a goal in four games, which all works out to an average of 2.2 fantasy points. He’s overwhelmingly available.

Now, let’s spare a moment for Jets backup Eric Comrie. Since taking over the starter’s gig from Connor Hellebuyck — who is out four to six weeks following minor arthroscopic knee surgery — Winnipeg’s other netminder has admittedly not been at his best. Neither have his teammates out front, especially in Sunday’s 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild. But it’s been just two games, and Comrie had been better than solid through his earlier five appearances. So, yes, I’m advocating for running with the Jets’ No. 2 from now until the end of the calendar year. Currently rostered in about 11% of leagues, he’s going to play a lot.

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NEWARK, N.J. — Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Connor Brown had a goal and an assist each and the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference.

Alex DeBrincat, James van Riemsdyk and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit.

New Jersey scored three goals in the first period on just eight shots for a 3-1 lead after one, snapped a three-game losing streak, and got its first win in regulation since beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Nov. 1.

The Devils†previous four wins occurred in either overtime or the shootout.

New Jerseyâ€s Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves, 13 in the third period.

Hischier scored his fourth goal in five games and added an assist on Meierâ€s first-period goal for the 102nd multipoint game of his Devils†career.

Cody Glass snapped a 1-1 tie for New Jersey in his first game back after missing the previous four games with an upper-body injury. He replaced Juho Lammikko on the Devils’ third line.

Van Riemsdyk, who grew up in New Jersey, scored a power-play goal in his 1,100th game that got the Red Wings to within 3-2 in the second period.

Moritz Seider added two assists for Detroit, which lost for just the second time in its last seven games.

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WASHINGTON — Jakob Chychrun scored twice and Washington beat Columbus.

Tom Wilson and John Carlson each had a goal and assist, and Martin Fehervary also scored for the Capitals, winners of four of the last five.

Denton Mateychuk scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, who have now dropped three of their last four.

Chychrun kicked off the scoring for Washington 6:05 into the first, jumping on a loose puck and cutting to the inside before wiring a quick shot past Elvis Merzlikins. He now has goals in three straight games and is also on an eight-game point streak.

Washington then ran away with things late in the second, scoring three times in a span of 3:28. First, Wilson struck on a one-timer to make it 2-0. Chychrun got the power play on the board with a snap shot from the point with 15 seconds remaining. Just 12 seconds later, Carlson scored off a feed from Alex Ovechkin off the draw to push it to 4-0.

NEW YORK — Alexis Lafreniere scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 19 saves as New York snapped a four-game skid with a win over St. Louis.

Lafreniere put the puck past Blues netminder Joel Hofer 40 seconds into the final period for his fifth goal this season.

Vincent Trocheck and Adam Edstrom also scored for the Rangers, who won for just the second time in 10 home games. New York is 2-7-1 at Madison Square Garden. Vladislav Gavrikov and Adam Fox each had two assists.

Dylan Holloway and Brayden Schenn scored for St. Louis, and Hofer made 17 saves.

Holloway opened the scoring late in the first period.

Trocheck tied it midway through the second, taking a pass from Jonny Brodzinski and firing the puck past Hofer for his fourth goal.

After Lafreniere made it 2-1, Edstrom increased the lead with 11:04 left in the third. Schenn got the Blues within 3-2 with 1:15 remaining.

TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for his first shutout of the season, Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist and Tampa Bay beat Philadelphia.

The Lightning have won four straight and 12 of 15 to move into first place in the Atlantic Division.

Hagel has seven points in the past two games to tie his career best over a two-game span. Anthony Cirelli added a goal and an assist, and Nikita Kucherov had three assists.

Sam Ersson made 15 saves for the Flyers. Philadelphia lost in regulation for only the second time in the past nine games (5-2-2).

Vasilevskiy had his 41st career NHL shutout — the first since March 27, 2025, against Utah — and sixth against the Flyers. He has allowed three goals in his past four starts.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A.J. Greer scored twice and added an assist, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and two assists apiece, and Florida beat Nashville.

Gustav Forsling, Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist and Sam Bennett also scored and Daniil Tarasov made 36 saves for Florida, winners of three of their last four games.

Filip Forsberg, Fedor Svechkov and Nick Blankenburg scored and Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen combined to make 17 saves for Nashville, losers of eight of nine and in last place overall in the NHL.

Florida scored a season-high eight goals for the second time in a week.

Reinhart extended his point-scoring streak to seven games. He has six goals and seven assists over that stretch.

Greer scored the gameâ€s first goal just 11 seconds after the opening faceoff.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers set a franchise record by scoring three goals in just 26 seconds in the first period on Saturday night against New Jersey, getting two from Tyson Foerster in 17 seconds and one from Matvei Michkov on their way to a 6-3 win over the Devils.

The Flyers scored three goals in the fourth-fastest time in NHL history. Boston needed 20 seconds when it scored three against Vancouver in 1971. Washington (1990) and Chicago (1952) scored three goals in 21 seconds, and the Montreal Maroons needed 24 seconds to score three against the Rangers in 1932.

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The Flyers scored three goals in 35 seconds on a March 1, 1979 game against Boston. Behn Wilson, Blake Dunlop and Al Hill scored for the Flyers in a game that ended in a 4-4 tie.

The Flyers and Devils were tied at 1 in the first when the scoring barrage started.

Michkov scored his fifth goal of the season in his 100th career game at the 12:06 mark. Foerster beat Jake Allen on two consecutive shots at 12:15 and 12:32 for his sixth and seventh goals of the season.

All three goals were at even strength.

Foersterâ€s two goals in 17 seconds were the fastest by a Flyer since Jeff Carter netted two in 13 seconds against Atlanta on Jan. 8, 2008.

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The Flyers took a 4-1 lead on a night they honored Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent, who died two months ago at age 80.

Bobby Brink made it 5-1 in the second period, and Trevor Zegras scored on a breakaway in the third for a 6-3 lead.

Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Simon Nemec scored for the Devils.

Allen stopped 23 shots. He had allowed only four goals total in his last three starts and entered with a .920 save percentage and a 2.13 goals-against average.

Dan Vladar had 32 saves for the Flyers, who still allowed the first goal for the seventh straight game.

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Devils: Host Detroit on Monday.

Flyers: Play Monday at Tampa Bay.

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